Belgium national football team results (2020–present)

In the 2020s, the Belgium national football team played at the UEFA Euro 2020, 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals, 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.[1]

Results

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Legend for encounters
World Cup FIFA World Cup
Euro UEFA European Championship
Nations League UEFA Nations League
Q Qualification rounds
GS Group stage
R16 Round of 16 (eighth-finals)
QF Quarter-final
SF Semi-final
3rd Third place match
F Final

55 official matches played (as of 1 July 2024):[2][3][4]

2020

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27 March 2020 Qatar Airways International Tournament Belgium  Cancelled  Portugal Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
30 March 2020 Qatar Airways International Tournament Switzerland  Cancelled  Belgium Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
5 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League A Denmark  0–2  Belgium Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
8 September 2020 2020–21 Nations League A Belgium  5–1  Iceland Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
8 October 2020 Friendly Belgium  1–1  Ivory Coast Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
11 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League A England  2–1  Belgium London, England
18:00
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
14 October 2020 2020–21 Nations League A Iceland  1–2  Belgium Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45 Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 60
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
11 November 2020 Friendly Belgium  2–1   Switzerland Leuven, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
15 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League A Belgium  2–0  England Leuven, Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
18 November 2020 2020–21 Nations League A Belgium  4–2  Denmark Leuven, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

2021

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24 March 2021 2022 World Cup Q Belgium  3–1  Wales Leuven, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
27 March 2021 2022 World Cup Q Czech Republic  1–1  Belgium Prague, Czech Republic
20:45
Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
30 March 2021 2022 World Cup Q Belgium  8–0  Belarus Leuven, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
3 June 2021 Friendly Belgium  1–1  Greece Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
6 June 2021 Friendly Belgium  1–0  Croatia Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
12 June 2021 Euro 2020 GS Belgium  3–0  Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
22:00
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 26,264
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
17 June 2021 Euro 2020 GS Denmark  1–2  Belgium Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 Report Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 23,395
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
21 June 2021 Euro 2020 GS Finland  0–2  Belgium Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,545
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
27 June 2021 Euro 2020 R16 Belgium  1–0  Portugal Seville, Spain
21:00 Report Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 11,504
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
2 July 2021 Euro 2020 QF Belgium  1–2  Italy Munich, Germany
21:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 12,984
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
2 September 2021 2022 World Cup Q Estonia  2–5  Belgium Tallinn, Estonia
20:45
Report
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 6,685
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
5 September 2021 2022 World Cup Q Belgium  3–0  Czech Republic Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 21,416
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
8 September 2021 2022 World Cup Q Belarus  0–1  Belgium Kazan, Russia
20:45 Report
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
7 October 2021 2021 Nations League SF Belgium  2–3  France Turin, Italy
20:45
Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
10 October 2021 2021 Nations League 3rd Italy  2–1  Belgium Turin, Italy
15:00
Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 16,724
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
13 November 2021 2022 World Cup Q Belgium  3–1  Estonia Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 29,865
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
16 November 2021 2022 World Cup Q Wales  1–1  Belgium Cardiff, Wales
20:45
Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

2022

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26 March 2022 Friendly Republic of Ireland  2–2  Belgium Dublin, Republic of Ireland
18:00
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
29 March 2022 Friendly Belgium  3–0  Burkina Faso Anderlecht, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
3 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Belgium  1–4  Netherlands Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 38,327
Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)
8 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Belgium  6–1  Poland Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 27,409
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
11 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Wales  1–1  Belgium Cardiff, Wales
20:45
Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,188
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
14 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Poland  0–1  Belgium Warsaw, Poland
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,803
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
22 September 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Belgium  2–1  Wales Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 28,463
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
25 September 2022 2022–23 Nations League A Netherlands  1–0  Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,314
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
18 November 2022 Friendly Egypt  2–1  Belgium Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:00 Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
23 November 2022 2022 World Cup GS Belgium  1–0  Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
27 November 2022 2022 World Cup GS Belgium  0–2  Morocco Doha, Qatar
16:00 Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 43,738
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
1 December 2022 2022 World Cup GS Croatia  0–0  Belgium Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 43,984
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

2023

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24 March 2023 Euro 2024 Q Sweden  0–3  Belgium Solna, Sweden
20:45 Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 49,296
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
28 March 2023 Friendly Germany  2–3  Belgium Cologne, Germany
20:45
Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 42,910
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
17 June 2023 Euro 2024 Q Belgium  1–1  Austria Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 39,237
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
20 June 2023 Euro 2024 Q Estonia  0–3  Belgium Tallinn, Estonia
20:45 Report
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 11,772
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
9 September 2023 Euro 2024 Q Azerbaijan  0–1  Belgium Baku, Azerbaijan
15:00 Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
12 September 2023 Euro 2024 Q Belgium  5–0  Estonia Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 24,127
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
13 October 2023 Euro 2024 Q Austria  2–3  Belgium Vienna, Austria
20:45
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
16 October 2023 Euro 2024 Q Belgium  1–1
(Abandoned but result validated by UEFA)
 Sweden Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Note: The match was abandoned at half-time with the score 1–1 due to security reasons, after two Swedish supporters were killed in a terrorist shooting in Brussels.[8] On 19 October 2023, UEFA decided that the half-time score would be considered final and the match would not be resumed.[9]
15 November 2023 Friendly Belgium  1–0  Serbia Leuven, Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
19 November 2023 Euro 2024 Q Belgium  5–0  Azerbaijan Brussels, Belgium
18:00
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 30,276
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

2024

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23 March Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–0  Belgium Dublin, Ireland
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 38,128
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
26 March Friendly England  2–2  Belgium London, England
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,733
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
8 June Friendly Belgium  3–0  Luxembourg Brussels, Belgium
20:00 CET
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
17 June Euro 2024 GS Belgium  0–1  Slovakia Frankfurt, Germany
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,181
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
22 June Euro 2024 GS Belgium  2–0  Romania Cologne, Germany
21:00 CET Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 42,535
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
26 June Euro 2024 GS Ukraine  0–0  Belgium Stuttgart, Germany
21:00 CET Report Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
1 July Euro 2024 R16 France  1–0  Belgium Düsseldorf, Germany
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 46,810
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
6 September 2024–25 Nations League A Belgium  3–1  Israel Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
10 October 2024–25 Nations League A Italy  2–2  Belgium Rome, Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
14 October 2024–25 Nations League A Belgium  1–2  France Brussels, Belgium
20:45
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
14 November 2024–25 Nations League A Belgium  0–1  Italy Brussels, Belgium
20:45 Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 41,367
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
17 November 2024–25 Nations League A Israel  1–0  Belgium Budapest, Hungary[note 4]
20:45
Report Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[6][7]
  2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, England played their home matches behind closed doors.
  3. ^ a b c d e Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  4. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA EURO 2020: Poland and Russia join Italy, Belgium at finals". UEFA. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Belgium national team football match results". eu-football.info.
  3. ^ "Belgium (2017)". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.
  4. ^ "Programma Rode Duivels" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Rode Duivels trekken niet naar Qatar, vierlandentoernooi is geannuleerd" [Red Devils not going to Qatar, four-team tournament cancelled]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Belgium v Sweden: Euro 2024 qualifier abandoned after Brussels shooting". BBC Sport. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  10. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.